[mythtv-users] dvb-s stick

[John]

On 10/04/2020 21:22, Klaus Becker wrote:
>
>
> Le 28/03/2020 à 03:01, Stephen Worthington a écrit :
>> On Fri, 27 Mar 2020 19:48:10 +0100, you wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have something like
>>>
>>> https://shop.sundtek.de/en/Digital-TV-Sticks/Sundtek-SkyTV-Ultimate-8-DVB-S-S2-S2X-oxid.html 
>>>
>>>
>>> but it does no more work correctly and I want to buy a new dvb-s stick
>>> for german tv.
>>>
>>> I searched a lot in France (where I live) and in Germany, but I could
>>> not find any other stick working under GNU/Linux.
>>>
>>> any hints ?
>>>
>>> sincerely
>>>
>>> Klaus
>>
>> TBS does several USB tuners:
>>
>> https://www.tbsdtv.com/products/tbs-tv-turner-usb.html
>>
>> One is an older model dual DVB-S2:
>>
>> https://www.tbsdtv.com/products/tbs5990-dvb-s2-ci-tv-tuner-usb.html
>>
>> but as it also has the CI interface it will cost more.  Unless you
>> want the CI interface.  They also have modern multi-standard USB
>> tuners that do DVB-S2, such as this:
>>
>> https://www.tbsdtv.com/products/tbs5520se_multi-standard_tv_tuner_usb_box.html 
>>
>>
>> You need a recent version of MythTV (>= v30 I believe) to handle
>> multi-standard tuners properly, as MythTV needs to set the standard
>> when it talks to the tuner.  The multi-standard tuners seem to be the
>> right ones if you want DVB-S2X for future proofing.
>>
>> You normally have to compile and install the TBS drivers each time the
>> kernel is updated.  If you are using other non-TBS tuners,
>> occasionally the version of driver for them in the TBS driver set has
>> problems.
>>
>> USB DVB-S2 tuners are not usually in "stick" format, as they have to
>> provide for an 18 volt power supply to run the dish's LNB and that
>> takes more room than will fit in a stick.  Personally, I prefer not to
>> have stick format tuners directly in USB socket as they are then very
>> vulnerable to being bumped and that killing either the tuner or the
>> USB socket.  And the stick will usually be too big and overlap the
>> next USB socket.  So the slightly larger format of most USB DVB-S2
>> tuners on the end of a USB cable suits me better anyway.
>
> Hi, I just bought
>
> https://www.tbsdtv.com/products/tbs5520se_multi-standard_tv_tuner_usb_box.html 
>
>
> it seems very interesting.
>
> When I shall have received and tested it some while, I shall give you 
> my opinion about it.
>
> sincerely
>
> Klaus
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